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I am working with a small group of people to see whether we can make a
short, 20 minute, film for Bees for Development, a charity registered in the UK.
The purpose of the film is to raise awareness of the work that BfD does and
hopefully to raise funds through donations. The ‘story’ is that a small
office in Wales assists beekeepers in developing countries all over the world by
providing knowledge and information in the form of the Bees for Development
Journal and their Information Service; and how this information is used by
beekeepers to reduce poverty. We can also incorporate the value of beekeeping in
maintaining biodiversity.
Those readers who attended Apimondia may have met the BfD team there. They
may also have met Ceri Collingborn, the World Honey Queen and Claire Kehoe
the Irish Honey Queen. The candidates for the crown were required, among other
things, to make a presentation on beekeeping in the developing World. Ceri,
in particular, takes seriously the duty that comes with the title: to promote
beekeeping. She will be using her presentation skills on the film. Claire
is studying marketing at University and has already been very helpful with her
advice in this direction. My son, Charlie, is studying Media Arts and is
contributing with specialised advice on making films.
The audience for the film is intended to be beekeeping associations and
international development groups/NGOs in English speaking, developed countries
(other suggestions welcome). Current thinking is that we will issue the film in
the form of DVDs to be distributed where required. We need to get a handle
on the costs before we can go to a potential sponsor with a detailed
proposal, and also get an idea of the potential audience and the number of DVDs
required and which countries they should go to.
The purpose of this mail is to seek advice on these numbers. I am guessing
that the UK, US, Canada and Australia would be the main takers, but India and
parts of Africa may also require some. If Aaron thinks that this is
sufficiently of general interest then replies through this list would be welcome,
otherwise off list would be fine. Please note that this is still in the ideas
stage and so we would welcome input from others. We are assuming that it will
be about a year before completion and so we are not taking orders at this
stage.
People might like to visit the Bees for Development web site at
_http://www.planbee.org.uk/_ (http://www.planbee.org.uk/)
Chris
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